Yazid, Nurfatihah Mohd
(2015)
A comparison study of awareness on
risk factors and warning signs of
stroke between nursing and medical
students in
Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Project Report.
Universiti Sains Malaysia.
(Submitted)
Abstract
Stroke is a clinical syndrome characterized by rapidly developing signs of focal
loss of cerebral function with symptoms lasting more than 24 hours or leading to death.
There are some risk factors of stroke which were hypertension, high cholesterol,
smoking, and lack of exercise, family history of stroke and poor diet. While the warning
signs of stroke are slurred speeches, numbness, weakness, headache, vision problems
and shortness of breath. Thus, this study is aimed to compare the awareness level on
risk factors and warning signs of stroke between nursing and medical student in USM.
Moreover, the researcher also wants to compare the actions taken when someone having
a stroke nears them, to compare the sources of information of stroke and lastly to
compare the association between selected socio-demographic data (gender and
educational entry level) on awareness of risk factors and warning signs of stroke
between nursing and medical student in USM. There were 184 respondents included in
this study. There was a significant difference in mean level of awareness of risk factors
of stroke between nursing and medical students in USM (/?<0.05). The researcher
concludes the level of awareness for both programs were good but still need to increase
their awareness. Thus, educational program can be conducted to increase the level of
awareness of risk factors and warning signs of stroke among nursing and medical
students in USM.
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